English Provincial School, 1711 Portrait of a child of the Southwood Mattock Family, standing full length in a landscape, wearing a red dress, a sheep to her right inscribed lower right 'T Horne [strengthened] / Aged 2 year. / April 1/9th 1711:' oil on canvas 111 x 89cm Footnote: Provenance: By descent in the family of the sitter, Lawrences Auctioneers, Crewkerne, 15th April 2016, lot 1590, when acquired by the present owner CONDITION Oil on canvas which has been lined, the cut edges of the original canvas are visible around the edges. The canvas is in plane and the paint layer is stable. Old damages, mainly around the edges, have been filled and retouched. The varnish is very matte, discoloured and has imbibed dirt, giving the painting a grubby appearance overall. There is a layer of surface dirt present.